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    How to: Avoid health and safety prosecution

    16 April 2012

    Individual prosecutions for health and safety offences are on the rise, so it is more important than ever to ensure that senior managers are fulfilling their duties

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    Keeping the lights on

    3 October 2011

    Energy risk is a growing concern in a world where resources are becoming increasingly scarce, but mitigating this risk now offers a wealth of additional benefits

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    How to fight fraud

    27 September 2011

    Financial institutions are forced to trust their employees, yet 70% would consider committing workplace fraud. Here are steps towards a counter-attack

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    How to: Clean up after your mess

    29 April 2011

    The Environmental Liability Directive is creating waves throughout Europe, but some have concerns that its ethos remains misunderstood

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    How to stay nimble amid the hurdles

    31 March 2011

    Regulators are running risk managers ragged as they struggle to meet ever-more complex general requirements as well as the needs of their business. We check out the obstacles in their path

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    How to: Organise a whistleblowing programme

    28 February 2011

    An open culture and positive reporting will identify more black swans than formal procedures alone

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    The human side of the risk equation

    17 February 2011

    Why taking a social scientific approach to risk management can help you see into the future more effectively

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    How to: Deal with nanotechnology risks

    23 November 2010

    Nanotechnology is carving new frontiers in manufacturing, medicine and food processing, creating a stream of new risks in its wake

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    The new world order

    25 October 2010

    Governments worldwide are planning drastic changes to the regulatory landscape, these include new duties for directors and better risk management. Neil Hodge investigates whether all the new regulation be a good or bad thing

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    Time to clean up your cover

    22 August 2010

    While regulations bringing in the ‘polluter pays’ principle came into force in the EU some three years ago, experts fear many companies think only ‘heavy’ industries are at risk. Just relying on your public liability policy could end in fi nancial disaster

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    A model career

    22 August 2010

    Times are bountiful for the LEGO Group, but it’s not all rosy, explains Hans Læssøe, the company’s head of strategic risk

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    Continental shift

    22 August 2010

    The Environmental Liability Directive has been on the agenda for years, but now that it has reached all corners of Europe, multinational organisations no longer have any excuse for turning a blind eye to the consequences of their environmental actions

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    Environmental Special Report: Going green is key

    22 August 2010

    The Environmental Liability Directive has brought with it a new urgency to take environment risk seriously. Despite other financial pressures, companies can’t afford to let green issues slip down the priority list

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    Not so smart …

    22 August 2010

    Using a mobile phone can be a risky business. But while any link with cancer is still to be proved, there is no doubt about the dangers of driving and using a hand-held and the phones’ vulnerability to security lapses, writes Andrew Leslie

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    The first line of defence

    22 August 2010

    The effects of a blaze in a large building or facility go beyond just safety and structural damage, and can be ruinous – to the local infrastructure, economy and environment. But installing sprinkler protection could take businesses out of the line of fi re, says FM Global’s Brendan MacGrath

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    Special Report: Public sector risks

    27 July 2010

    Local authorities are being forced to get creative in order to cut costs without losing precious services – and all done in the full glare of the public eye, finds Sue Copeman. In this special report on the public sector, we focus on the impact such changes will have on ...

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    A group activity

    1 July 2010

    A new healthcare law in the USA could spark the growth of employee benefit captives, says Helen Yates

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    The new pollution

    1 July 2010

    Once just a ‘low likelihood’ technical concern, environmental liability is now seen as a standard business risk, moving fast up the priority list. More companies are considering using their captives

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    How to: Respond to rising liabilities in Europe

    14 June 2010

    The USA may still be the spiritual home of D&O litigation, but Europe is not too far behind. Class actions are becoming more common and the need to settle claims quickly is greater than ever. Luckily, say David Walters and Géraud Verhille, the D&O market has a history of adapting ...

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    How to: Deal with the Bribery Act

    14 June 2010

    Marsh and Kroll hosted a recent event debating the impact of the UK’s new Bribery Act on businesses. Here’s what happened